MLB standings through games of August 29, 1970

MLB standings at the end of August 29, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	131	85	46	0	.649		642	481	45-20	40-26	8-2	Won 2
New York Yankees	132	73	58	1	.557	12.0	565	518	39-23	34-35	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	130	68	62	0	.523	16.5	563	563	37-30	31-32	4-6	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	128	65	63	0	.508	18.5	597	587	42-23	23-40	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	131	64	67	0	.489	21.0	532	553	36-30	28-37	7-3	Won 2
Washington Senators	130	62	68	0	.477	22.5	527	540	35-30	27-38	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	129	76	53	0	.589		595	492	40-24	36-29	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	131	73	58	0	.557	4.0	530	506	35-30	38-28	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	131	70	61	0	.534	7.0	549	482	38-28	32-33	3-7	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	131	50	81	0	.382	27.0	492	595	26-41	24-40	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	133	49	83	1	.371	28.5	506	639	30-36	19-47	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	133	49	84	0	.368	29.0	522	664	26-40	23-44	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	131	70	61	0	.534		598	552	40-27	30-34	3-7	Lost 4
New York Mets	130	67	63	0	.515	2.5	563	510	35-30	32-33	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	132	68	64	0	.515	2.5	671	571	40-28	28-36	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	131	63	68	0	.481	7.0	622	606	29-36	34-32	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	131	61	70	0	.466	9.0	482	593	33-32	28-38	7-3	Won 3
Montreal Expos	131	56	75	0	.427	14.0	565	672	29-35	27-40	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	134	86	48	0	.642		649	559	47-20	39-28	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	129	72	57	0	.558	11.5	614	523	31-34	41-23	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	130	67	63	0	.515	17.0	686	712	36-29	31-34	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	131	65	66	0	.496	19.5	617	627	36-29	29-37	5-5	Lost 3
Houston Astros	131	61	70	0	.466	23.5	589	632	33-32	28-38	7-3	Won 5
San Diego Padres	131	50	81	0	.382	34.5	562	661	25-40	25-41	3-7	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Brewers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Dave McNally, who helped himself to his 21st victory with a three-run double, pitched the Orioles past the Brewers, 6-1. Don Buford stole home for the Orioles' initial run in the first inning. McNally collected his RBIs in the second after a single by Brooks Robinson, double by Davey Johnson and pass to Mark Belanger had loaded the bases. Merv Rettenmund rapped a homer in the sixth. The Brewers' run in the eighth was unearned on a two-base error by Belanger and a single by Tommy Harper.

White Sox 13, Red Sox 9 at Chicago (day game):
The White Sox erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning, including a grand-slam homer by Ed Herrmann, and outslugged the Red Sox, 13-9. Homers by Mike Andrews and Carl Yastrzemski, together with a two-run single by Reggie Smith, helped the Red Sox to a 7-1 lead before the White Sox exploded in the sixth. Herrmann started the stanza with a single and the first three runs of the rally counted on a walk, a double by Rich McKinney, single by Walt Williams and double by Syd O'Brien. Walks to Carlos May and Bill Melton forced in another run before Herrmann, on his second trip in the stanza, smashed his grand slam off Chuck Hartenstein. George Scott homered for the Red Sox in the seventh, but the White Sox put the game away with four more runs in their half, three scoring on a circuit clout by May.

Indians 14, Angels 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Roy Foster and Buddy Bradford each hit two homers and drove in four runs apiece as the Indians trounced the Angels, 14-1. Sam McDowell, who pitched a five-hitter, breezed to his 19th victory, a career high for the lefthander. The Angels spoiled his shutout bid in the ninth inning, scoring on walk to Billy Cowan, single by Tommie Reynolds and double play grounder by Joe Azcue. Foster started the Indians' scoring with a homer in the first and connected again with two men on base in the sixth. Bradford also homered in the sixth and hit his other homer with two aboard in the eighth. Eddie Leon added a round-tripper to the Indians' 14-hit attack.

A's 5, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Homers by Don Mincher and Tommy Davis helped the Athletics gain a 5-2 victory over the Tigers, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Davis hit his first homer in an Oakland uniform to tie the score at 1-1 in the sixth. Mincher smashed the deadlock with his circuit clout after a double by Sal Bando in the seventh. Mincher also singled for another RBI when the A's added their final pair in the ninth.

Senators 11, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Led by Frank Howard, who batted in five runs, the Senators walloped the Royals, 11-4. Howard started his slugging with a two-run homer in the first inning. After the Royals tied the score, the Senators exploded for six runs in the fifth. A triple by Tim Cullen, a walk and a single by Ed Stroud broke the tie. Del Unser singled to load the bases and Howard followed with a double, clearing the sacks. Aurelio Rodriguez tripled and counted himself on a single by Ed Brinkman.

Twins 3, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
Although collecting 12 hits, the Yankees were unable to capitalize on opportunities and lost to the Twins, 3-1. Bill Zepp, Stan Williams and Tom Hall held the Yankees scoreless until they finally broke through for a run in the ninth on a triple by Ron Woods, their only extra-base blow of game, and a sacrifice fly by Horace Clarke. The Twins scored two unearned runs off Mel Stottlemyre in the first. Cesar Tovar opened with a single and reached third when both Jerry Kenney and Clarke committed errors on a grounder by Tony Oliva. Harmon Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly for his 100th RBI of the season, scoring Tovar. Oliva crossed the plate on singles by Jim Holt and Paul Ratliff, who also accounted for the Twins' last run with a homer in the ninth.

Astros 9, Mets 8 at Houston (day game):
The Astros rallied for two runs in the 10th inning to pin a 9-8 defeat on the Mets, who were beaten for the fifth time in the last six games. After the Mets pulled even at 7-7 in the fifth inning, the game was scoreless until the 10th when the defending world champions went ahead with a run on singles by Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones and Donn Clendenon. In the Astros' half, Doug Rader and Joe Morgan walked and Bob Watson singled to score the tying run. Following an infield out by John Mayberry and an intentional pass to Denis Menke, Cesar Cedeno ended the game with a single.

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
With two out in ninth inning, Lou Brock smashed a homer with a man on base to bring the Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Vic Davalillo, who drove in the Cardinals' first run with a triple in the seventh inning, tied the N. L. record with his 22nd pinch-hit of the season. Bill Sudakis broke a 1-1 tie and put the Dodgers ahead with a round-tripper in the eighth. Jerry DaVanon drew a pass to open the ninth. Brock, who bats lefthanded, teed off on the first delivery to him by southpaw Jim Brewer and drove the ball deep into the bleachers in right-center field.

Reds 4, Expos 3 at Montreal (day game):
After a pinch-double by Ty Cline in the eighth inning saved the Reds from defeat, Lee May smashed a two-run homer in the 11th to beat the Expos. 4-3. Boots Day singled and Rusty Staub smashed a homer for the Expos' first two runs in the sixth. The Reds were held to only one hit by Carl Morton until the eighth when Bernie Carbo walked, Jimmy Stewart singled and Cline tied the score with his double. May's homer in the 11th followed a single by Johnny Bench. The Expos rallied in their half and picked up one run before Wayne Granger came in to record his 30th save of the season.

Phillies 10, Braves 9 at Philadelphia (night game):
Ron Stone smashed a homer in the eighth inning to provide the Phillies with their deciding run in a 10-9 slugfest with the Braves. Orlando Cepeda drove in two runs with a homer in the third and two more with a single in the fifth to pace the Braves to an 8-4 lead. The Phillies tied the score with a four-run rally in the sixth and went ahead with a double by Don Money and single by Larry Hisle in the seventh. Stone's homer in the eighth then proved decisive, offsetting the Braves' run in the ninth on a double by Bob Tillman and single by Bob Aspromonte.

Giants 10, Pirates 9 at San Francisco (day game):
Bobby Bonds, who hit one of the Giants' three homers in a seven-run rally that tied the score in the eighth inning, singled in the 10th and scored Jim Ray Hart to beat the Pirates, 10-9. Two-run homers by Jose Pagan and Bob Robertson helped the Pirates take a 9-2 lead before the Giants erupted in the eighth. Tito Fuentes singled and scored on a homer by Willie Mays. A double by Dick Dietz and circuit clout by Hart added another pair. Ron Hunt then doubled, Willie McCovey was safe on an error and Bonds homered to tie the score. In the 10th, Hart singled and took second on a sacrifice. After an intentional pass to Hunt, Bob Heise popped up, but Bonds came to the plate and hit his winning single.